Comment by tannhaeuser
2 days ago
The postulate for EU structural reform towards perfection is typical of HN and other nerds drooling over their programming language and frameworks ;) but in real life had been tried with the Lisboa treaty to the extent it was deemed possible, and no-one involved with it wants to reopen the case. I'm also sometimes angry at EU as well, but the reality is there are over twenty member states, with their constitutions, languages, democratic and other traditions such as federalism and minority rules, bilateral treatments, special interests, and backroom deals to take care of. It's a miracle the EU exists at all.
I don't think much abstraction or design is needed. We are looking at the output here and that is chat control. The EU will have to be measured against this output.
The unpopular legislative processes are pushed through via the EU isn't something new. And it is a very serious flaw that needs to be fixed.